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Last January the Kodiak Police
Department implemented a new system that lets people send anonymous tips via
text message or the internet. It's an add-on to the nationwide Crime Stoppers
program that previously was only accessible by phone. The service is called
TipSoft. It receives the anonymous tips and removes any identifying information
about the phone or computer from which the tip was sent before passing it on to
law enforcement. Detective Sergeant Milton Bohac says KPD has
received about double the number of tips in 2011 than previous years. He says the service is an
important part of their work.

--(Crime Stoppers 1:21"We're a small town and a small police force. Most
of these crimes going on out there we need the public's help in solving. It's
those little extra pieces of the puzzle that are very important to us so that
we can present a case to the district attorney that is strong enough to
overcome the reasonable doubt requirement in court.")

Bohac
says tips about domestic violence and child endangerment are most common
through Crime Stoppers.